Narrative:

I was advised prior to sjc tower, by bay approach that I was following a warrior and to slow my speed down to 140 KTS. After switching from bay approach to sjc tower, I heard them sternly advise a warrior about crossing over the departure end of runway 30 at 1500 ft, when he was supposed to cross midfield at 2000 ft, they were telling him to turn left downwind for runway 29 and to call the tower after landing. A min or 2 later tower instructed me to follow the warrior and to cross midfield at or above 2000 ft. I was still searching for the warrior when I was advised of other traffic, as I was just crossing midfield at 2000 ft. I then advised the tower negative on traffic and lowered my wing to look under and beside me as I crossed over runway 29. Tower then comes on the radio and tells me to turn left to avoid the departure end of runway 30 and to call the tower when on the ground. I then clarified with tower that I was cleared to land runway 29. A person insisted that I crossed over the departure end of runway 30 at 1500 ft, and that 'I had an aircraft departing and climbing through 1000 ft creating a hazard.' when I attempted to explain that I was over midfield at 2000 ft, not 1500 ft over the end of runway 30, he cut me off and asked 'what's your problem

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA34 PLT FEELS HE WAS MISIDENTED AS AN ACFT THAT FAILED TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AT SJC AND MAY HAVE ACTION TAKEN AGAINST HIM.

Narrative: I WAS ADVISED PRIOR TO SJC TWR, BY BAY APCH THAT I WAS FOLLOWING A WARRIOR AND TO SLOW MY SPD DOWN TO 140 KTS. AFTER SWITCHING FROM BAY APCH TO SJC TWR, I HEARD THEM STERNLY ADVISE A WARRIOR ABOUT XING OVER THE DEP END OF RWY 30 AT 1500 FT, WHEN HE WAS SUPPOSED TO CROSS MIDFIELD AT 2000 FT, THEY WERE TELLING HIM TO TURN L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 29 AND TO CALL THE TWR AFTER LNDG. A MIN OR 2 LATER TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO FOLLOW THE WARRIOR AND TO CROSS MIDFIELD AT OR ABOVE 2000 FT. I WAS STILL SEARCHING FOR THE WARRIOR WHEN I WAS ADVISED OF OTHER TFC, AS I WAS JUST XING MIDFIELD AT 2000 FT. I THEN ADVISED THE TWR NEGATIVE ON TFC AND LOWERED MY WING TO LOOK UNDER AND BESIDE ME AS I CROSSED OVER RWY 29. TWR THEN COMES ON THE RADIO AND TELLS ME TO TURN L TO AVOID THE DEP END OF RWY 30 AND TO CALL THE TWR WHEN ON THE GND. I THEN CLARIFIED WITH TWR THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 29. A PERSON INSISTED THAT I CROSSED OVER THE DEP END OF RWY 30 AT 1500 FT, AND THAT 'I HAD AN ACFT DEPARTING AND CLBING THROUGH 1000 FT CREATING A HAZARD.' WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THAT I WAS OVER MIDFIELD AT 2000 FT, NOT 1500 FT OVER THE END OF RWY 30, HE CUT ME OFF AND ASKED 'WHAT'S YOUR PROB

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.